Coronavirus II : The Virus Strikes Back

[K]

White House effort to undermine Fauci is criticized by public health experts, scientists and Democrats

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/13/white-house-effort-undermine-fauci-is-criticized-by-public-health-experts-scientists-democrats/

"The White House provided The Post with examples of what it characterized as mistakes that Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had made about the pandemic, mostly in the early days when information about the virus was extremely limited. The White House also made the information available to other reporters, some of whom described it as “opposition research.”

Academics and researchers rallied to defend Fauci. “It’s shocking,” said Janis Orlowski, chief health care officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges. “When you begin to discredit scientists like Fauci, who are national treasures, you are in serious trouble.”
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Republicans were mostly silent. Charlie Dent, a former GOP congressman from Pennsylvania, was an exception. Fauci, he tweeted, “has not been well-schooled in bootlicking and sycophancy.”
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In a tweet Sunday, Carlos del Rio, an infectious-disease specialist at Emory University School of Medicine, accused the White House of not only sidelining Fauci but also of smearing him. “I’m deeply disturbed,” he said."

[K]

"National treasure" is probably way over the top, but obviously the US government is trying to shoot the messenger.


If Americans want to nominate a "national treasure" re. the pandemic, a better candidate might be Bill Gates.

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[Morrigu]

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Do they get soap?

[Jezza]

[Sicks Bux]

The reason the toilet paper gets snapped up in the panic buying is because people are shitting themselves about the virus and then the second wave of panic buyers are people who are shitting themselves about running out of toilet paper. It's a vicious circle.

[Jezza]

Victoria

Confirmed Cases:
- 1). Hume = 448
- 2). Wyndham = 333
- 3). Melbourne = 326
- 4). Brimbank = 303
- 5). Moonee Valley = 297
- 6). Moreland = 212
- 7). Casey = 150
- 8]. Banyule = 149
- 9). Whittlesea = 147
- 10). Melton = 134

Active Cases:
- 1). Hume = 246
- 2). Wyndham = 231
- 3). Melbourne = 211
- 4). Moonee Valley = 195
- 5). Brimbank = 153
- 6). Moreland = 97
- 7). Whittlesea = 70
- 8]. Melton = 58
- 9). Maribyrnong = 52
- 10). Banyule = 51

New Cases Today:
- 1). Hume = 32
- 2). Brimbank = 32
- 3). Wyndham = 27
- 4). Moonee Valley = 26
- 5). Melbourne = 14
- 6). Moreland = 12
- 7). Darebin = 11
- 8]. Whittlesea = 10
- 9). Maribyrnong = 10
- 10). Banyule = 9

[eddiesmith]

[Sicks Bux]

My area Hume is still the worst. I really should put a banner across the Paco road overpass encouraging my neighbours not to give up. I see Brimbank has had just as many new cases today as Hume.

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[Pies4shaw]

110: A woman in her 80s has died from COVID-19 in a Victorian hospital.

[eddiesmith]

[Lazza]